Rusty_Rocket Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 . theshadow, beko1987, flat4alfa and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Swirl flaps never let go on those - made form actual metal Rusty_Rocket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 I didn't know about the rear seats in these. Could be the Signum is the only car since the CX Prestige where any consideration at all was given to the poor sods sat in the back. Rusty_Rocket, Tadhg Tiogar and chaseracer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Meh, I got 9 months out of a 2.2dci auto gooner2, you'll be fine! Sort that bulb warning issue, a service and turn off the service interval light and job jobbed Rusty_Rocket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 That’s not the service light - it’s the engine management light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negative Creep Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 I didn't know about the rear seats in these. Could be the Signum is the only car since the CX Prestige where any consideration at all was given to the poor sods sat in the back. Doesn't the C6 have adjustable rear seats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 You've won. Rusty_Rocket, purplebargeken and oldcars 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 I love these! They seem like a marketing brainwave gone wrong - right up my street (shite avenue) Laseraligningfoofooflanges, Shep Shepherd, Dave_Q and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 £400 though, you’ve not paid more than you could reasonably afford to lose. If it runs I’d run it till it blew. The mistake here is to start spending money investigating idling faults. Rusty_Rocket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 ^^ what he says. Spend on consumables only. If it starts being a PITA squash the bastard. Laseraligningfoofooflanges 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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twosmoke300 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Rds I expect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantingYoof Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 That’s not the service light - it’s the engine management lightIt's more like a glowplug light and does come on when a service is due. At least that's the case in SnrYoof's 3.0CDTi. The EML light is on the right-hand side of the dash and is usually accompanied by restricted performance. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 They have two emls- the other one is if it gets bad enough to affect the the emissions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shep Shepherd Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Good luck! It's got the same engine as the 2004 Saab 9-5 diesel estate I had last year, which I owned for six months before the fuel pump went in a terminal way. I now kind of wish that I'd got it fixed, but it was a 'Linear' base model with fabric seats and lots of spec omissions, and if I had it would have cost me at least £2000 and I wouldn't now be driving an 9-5 Aero... Pawnote: I sat in the back of one of these at the Opel factory in Germany not long after they came out. I was most impressed by the size of the rear seat area Rusty_Rocket and Laseraligningfoofooflanges 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 I didn't know about the rear seats in these. Could be the Signum is the only car since the CX Prestige where any consideration at all was given to the poor sods sat in the back. Well, there's the Rolls Royce Phantom... but it'll be a cold day in Hades before they're common in this here electronic parish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 That looks bloody brilliant for the money, and with what with the big spend on the fuel system a few years back I think you could easily get a few years out of the old donkey..... Rusty_Rocket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Good winter kicker there Lots of FIAT bits in there too, to keep you happy, if I'm not mistaken. Does it have that famous* electric PAS as well Early one with that engine too, does the 2.2 have the chocolate Getrag M32 gearbox? If not, you've won twice. Rusty_Rocket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Doesn't the C6 have adjustable rear seats? Also the Chrysler Lancia Delta III Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willswitchengage Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Nice would love to enter your Vectum Rusty_Rocket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3VOM Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 For those of you unfamiliar with the Signum, I shall explain. It's basically a Vectra-C, with the estate floorpan and thus, quite long. However, there are only four (usable) seats. The rear seats are fully adjustable (like a front seat) and comfortable. The whole idea of the car was to transport early Y2K BUSINESS PEOPLE in comfort to their Powerpoint presentations. 15 years on, all I can see is an overly long hatchback (it's not technically an estate car) that's a bugger to park and not as useful as a proper estate car. It's on all the time. It's (ironically) very bright and distracting. However, all the bulbs are fine and work as they should. The fault, I think, is the towbar. Someone's been snappy-happy with the scotchlocks! No good on a car like this. There's a decent rattle coming from underneath. Might be exhaust. Might be the flywheel. It's too cold/ wet to investigate. The engine temp never gets up.Anyone at Shitefest 2017 could have checked mine out, and a well known* international* motoring journalist did have a quick sit in it.I always call it a 4 1/4 seater. Mine is the Elite spec so has the built in coolbox in the rear centre as an option to the seat.The electrics are a canbus set up so adding the towbar electrics probably upset something.There is a big heatshield in the centre of the car so that might be the rattle.The temp gauge always takes ages to show that it has heated up. It barely moves for several minutes then next time you look it is dead centre. I was told Vectras do that too.Replace any perished vacuum tubes, they are a known issue and some have more damaging effects than others, the fuel return comes to mind, something about oil showing up - can't recall it properly. Rusty_Rocket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 If the fuel filter is sump oil black then injector seals are gone but this shows itself in poor starting . Worse when parked uphill and / or low on fuel Rusty_Rocket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatdaft Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Good winter kicker there Lots of FIAT bits in there too, to keep you happy, if I'm not mistaken. Does it have that famous* electric PAS as well Early one with that engine too, does the 2.2 have the chocolate Getrag M32 gearbox? If not, you've won twice.Really? Where? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Im not keen on Vectra Cs but these are on a whole different level and therefore I would love one. Cant believe how cheap these now are, I guess thats because they are in a sort of motoring wilderness. Rusty_Rocket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatdaft Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 I didn't know about the rear seats in these. Could be the Signum is the only car since the CX Prestige where any consideration at all was given to the poor sods sat in the back.Your forgetting the c4 Picasso lounge . Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantingYoof Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 They have two emls- the other one is if it gets bad enough to affect the the emissions. Well that may explain why there's no bites on SnrYoof's one yet...it's got the spanner on but has no issues starting and has gone through MOTs like that (yeah, yeah, sorry). The other one came on recently as a result of the EGR valve being blanked completely. It's now had a hole drilled in the plate and it's gone away. I've not tried a roffle yet for it because, well, Christmas and 'modern' 3.0 diesel, but the Signum love and interest in this thread is encouraging. DVee8 and Rusty_Rocket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_Rocket Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 . RobT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 dont forget these things use 21w bulbs for everything on the rear so it can brighten a sidelight if a brake light blows- and when replaced the lights need to be operated to cancel the warnings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Saw one of these recently, the proportions at the back are Velly Satis like. RobT and flat4alfa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Fiat connection is because Epsilon platform, some engines, boxes and other sharing. Because Fiat Croma was (one of a few) sister models when Fiat and GM were in bed Revision Signums got CDTi, a JTD multijet joint effort https://www.fiatforum.com/croma-ii/167791-what-really-gm-croma.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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